韶关市2013年第一次调研考试

英语试题

本试卷共10页，三大题，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号填写在答题卷指定的位置上。

2、选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案信息点涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

3、非选择题必须用黑色钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应的位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卷一并交回。

Ⅰ 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were 1 , the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the passage to greet her.

Seizing the 2 to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and 3__ explored his way through a door marked “NO ADMITTANCE.” When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and 4 that the child was missing.

Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway on stage. In __5 , the mother saw her little boy sitting at the key-board, 6__ picking out Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.

At that moment, the great piano master made his 7 , quickly moved to the piano, and __8 in the boy’s ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”

Then 9 over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato (伴奏). Together, the old master and the young novice (beginner) transformed a frightening situation into a wonderfully 10 experience. The audience was strongly 11 .

That’s the way it is in life. What we can accomplish on our own is hardly 12 . We try our best, but the 13 aren’t exactly graceful flowing music. But when we trust in the hands of a Greater Power, our life’s work 14 can be beautiful.

Next time you set out to 15 great achievements, listen carefully. You can hear the voice of the Master, whispering in your ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”

1.

A. seated

B. sat

C. dressed

D. rested



2.

A. fact

B. difficulty

C. opportunity

D. risk



3.

A. actually

B. occasionally

C. fortunately

D. eventually



4.

A. discovered

B. told

C. accepted

D. offered



5.

A. joy

B. trust

C. horror

D. pleasure



6.

A. quickly

B. personally

C. generally

D. innocently



7.

A. entrance

B. disappearance

C. arrangement

D. opening



8.

A. shouted

B. repeated

C. promised

D. whispered



9.

A. turning

B. bending

C. rising

D. handing



10.

A. creative

B. effective

C. annoying

D. fearing



11.

A. addicted

B. invited

C. attacked

D. attracted



12.

A. abnormal

B. remarkable

C. unimportant

D. ordinary



13.

A. goals

B. intentions

C. results

D. purposes



14.

A. luckily

B. truly

C. slightly

D. fortunately



15.

A. overcome

B. enjoy

C. accomplish

D. become



第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为16—25的相应位置上。

The leaves were once again falling; autumn was once again with us. This morning I had received a phone call from a friend inviting me to a small party at her home, 16 I was delighted and happy to accept.

As soon as I 17 (step) into my friend’s garden, my eyes were 18 (instant) attracted by the chrysanthemums which were in full bloom. The 19 (fragrant) from these flowers filled the air and reminded 20 immediately of my parent’s garden in the past. I felt a lump (哽咽) 21 my throat as the sorrows went through my mind; my tears gathered and flowed down my face. The chrysanthemums made me think of my mother who 22 (pass) away only last autumn. I looked up to the sky because I knew she was now living in Zion, in the seventh heaven.

My mind floated back in memory. My mother had been a very hard-working 23__ diligent woman with strong Chinese traditional virtues. We were a family of nine people — a large 24 with my parents, grandpa and grandma and us five children, three sons, two daughters. I was the youngest daughter born in 25 1960s.

Ⅱ 阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

LONDON (Reuters) — Children are dying for lack of drugs tailored to their needs, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which launched a global campaign on Thursday to promote more research into child medicine.

More than half of the drugs currently used to treat children in the industrialized world have not been specifically tested on youngsters.

The problem is even worse in developing countries where price remains a major barrier and 6 million children die each year from treatable conditions.

In the case of HIV/AIDS, the few existing pediatric therapies（儿科的疗法）developed for children generally cost three times more than adult ones.

As a result, clinicians lack clear guidelines on the best drug to use and often have to guess at the correct dose.

Fortunately, the WHO has drawn up the first international List of Essential Medicines for Children, containing 206 products considered safe for children.

“But a lot remains to be done. There are priority medicines that have not been adapted for children’s use or are not available when needed,” said Dr Hans, the U.N. agency’s director of medicines policy and standards.

Medicines that need to be adapted to children’s needs include many antibiotics, pain drugs as well as combination pills for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

The agency is building an Internet entrance linking to clinical trials carried out in children and will launch a Web site with the information early next year.

Testing medicines on children has always been a controversial issue, since good ethical（伦理的）practice requires informed agreement from people participating in clinical trials, which is difficult to obtain in the case of children.

As a result, research-based drug companies have been wary of developing child-friendly medicines and general companies have been slow to produce them at lower cost.

In an attempt to deal with the issue, both Europe and the United States now have special rules offering extended patent protection for drugs that have been tested on children.

26. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. A Global Campaign to Promote Research into AIDS Medicine

B. WHO Says Children are Dying for Lack of Child-sized Drugs

C. Many People are Concerned about Children’s Drugs

D. Measures Taken to Develop Child-friendly Medicine Quickly

27. Which of the following medicine is not needed to be adapted to children’s need according to the passage?

A. Pain killers. B. Tuberculosis.

C. AID pills. D. Flu pills.

28. Why has testing medicines on children always been a controversial issue?

A. It is against good ethical practice

B. Children shouldn’t take part in clinical trials.

C. It is hard to get informed agreement from children tested.

D. Parents don’t allow their children to be tested on medicine.

29. The underlined word “wary” in the last but one paragraph means _________.

A. fast B. fond C. cautious D. uninterested

30. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. There is still a long way to go on children’s medicine.

B. An Internet entrance is being built to link to clinical trials carried out in children.

C. Both Europe and the United States now have special rules offering extended patent protection for children’s drugs.

D. Less than half of the drugs currently used to treat children in the industrialized world have not been specifically tested on youngsters

B

The life of an actor appears attractive and many young people dream about becoming one. But the truth is, it is very hard work. If you’re successful, there are deadlines to be met, appointments to keep and the press to deal with. If you’re not successful, then life is extremely tough.

I remember when I started out, I had to search the advertisement board at my drama school every day to look for acting jobs. Drama school was expensive and I needed extra cash to help pay the fees. I welcomed every small job. I played extras in many crowd scenes and became a confident participant in a lot of TV commercials for hair shampoo, soap and washing powder.

I had been working for about two years before I got my lucky break. One day, as I was passing the drama school, I decided to go in to check the notice board. There was nothing on it and I was just leaving when the secretary came along the corridor with a piece of paper. She asked me how I was and I told her life was hard and work was difficult to find. The next moment, she put the paper in my hand and walked away. My hands were shaking as I unfolded the paper, full of expectation. To my surprise, it was an audition (试演) for a clown（小丑）for the Canadian circus. I couldn’t stop myself from laughing. I had expected an audition with a famous director for a new film!

When I was at drama school, there had been a course in acrobatics and clown tricks. I had gained top marks in this course for originality and daring. Later I went to the audition feeling very strange. This was not what I’d had in mind when I enrolled in drama school. To my surprise, the job as a clown turned out to be exactly what I wanted. I loved every moment of getting dressed up and putting on the make-up. I had the opportunity to travel the world and I was more than an actor, I was an entertainer as well. I had visited over 32 different countries and entertained millions of people.

31. The first paragraph is about how _______ it is to be an actor, whether you’re successful or not.

A. easy B. attractive C. enjoyable D. difficult

32. According to paragraph 3, the writer went into the drama school __________.

A. to look for a job B. to see the secretary

C. to collect a piece of paper D. to put a notice on the notice board

33. Which of the following can best describe the author’s feeling when he unfolded the paper?

A. Extremely frightened. B. Feeling anxious and excited.

C. Very worried. D. Trembling with fear.

34. From the whole passage, we can tell that the writer is ___________.

A. sad that he was not a famous actor B. happy to travel the world

C. feeling very strange to be a clown D